Items Tagged with 'Train derailments'

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Sarah Feinberg

Feinberg: Crude-by-rail rule to be finalized ‘in the coming weeks’

Washington – A final rule intended to improve the safety of crude oil transport by rail is being reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget and should be finalized “in the coming weeks,” Federal Railroad Administration Acting Administrator Sarah Feinberg said April 14 during a hearing of the House Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee.
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NTSB

NTSB issues oil-by-rail recommendations

Washington – The National Transportation Safety Board has issued four urgent recommendations in the wake of several fiery derailments involving rail cars carrying crude oil and other flammable liquids.
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